About Us


Jennifer Morison Hendrix

Skilled storyteller, able to inspire and enlighten — on paper, on screen, and out loud.

An experienced freelance writer and a meticulous editor, Jennifer is able to work independently, coordinate with stakeholders in diverse organizations, and rally partners around a common goal.


SKILLS

  • Writing content that is clear, precise, and meaningful to its target audience
  • Editing text for clarity, accuracy, and consistency
  • Defining and achieving communication objectives and leading collaborative efforts
  • Conducting research and compiling data from print sources, online sources, and personal interviews
  • Using Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PROJECTS THAT CHANGE MINDS

  • Milly Francis project. Based on the true story of a 19th-century Muskogee-Creek woman who confronts General Andrew Jackson in Spanish Florida. Jennifer’s role: screenwriter and playwright.
  • Grant applications for non-profits. Effective and successful funding requests for projects that support the Sickle Cell Disease community and programs that help returning citizens rebuild their lives after prison. Jennifer’s role: grant writer
  • When the Dust Rises Anthology of poetry, prose, and rap by high school and middle school migrant youth. Jennifer’s role: writing instructor and book editor. A joint effort by the Migrant Leaders Club and Underground Writing. (2019)
  • The Hidden Truth: Breaking the Wall Stage production of students’ monologues and poems about their experiences as immigrants. Jennifer’s role: playwriting instructor and director. (2019)
  • What No One Ever Tells You Anthology of work by writers in the county jail, juvenile detention, recovery community, and other marginalized groups in Skagit County, Washington. Jennifer’s role: writing instructor and book editor. An Underground Writing project. (2018)
  • Petitions for federal clemency Compelling and persuasive applications for pardons and commutations submitted to the President on behalf of clients. Jennifer’s role: interviewer and writer. With Samuel T. Morison, attorney. (2017–present)
  • RACE: Are We So Different?  Exhibit at Pacific Science Center exploring the science of race and racial bias. Jennifer’s role: develop content about the legacy and persistence of racial bias in the criminal justice system and in the Pacific Northwest. (2013)

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS 

  • Sadza for the Soul Compiled and edited memoir of Kathy McCarty, a nurse who worked in rural Zimbabwe for 40 years.
  • The Hungry Season   Wrote original stage play produced by Taproot Theatre (Seattle, WA, 1994) and Pacific Theatre (Vancouver, BC, 2006).
  • Introduction to Theatre Developed curriculum and taught course at Edmonds Community College; received highest student evaluations (1992–1993).

LEADERSHIP ROLES

  • Microsoft. Coordinated and improved communication among Microsoft Office IT teams (2002–2007).
  • WASSER, Inc. Synchronized efforts of a team of technical writers and editors to meet aggressive deadlines in Microsoft Office and Windows divisions (1998–2002).

WORK HISTORY (selected)

  • Freelance writer & editor (2006–present)
  • Legal writer (2013–present)
  • Playwright (1992–present)
  • Technical writer & editor, Microsoft, Redmond, WA (1998–2007)
  • Technical editor, WASSER, Inc., Seattle, WA (1993–1998)
  • Instructor, Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA (1992–1993)

VOLUNTEER WORK

  • Skagit County Civil Discourse Steering Committee (2019)
  • Teaching Writer, Underground Writing (2015–present)
  • Editor, Tierra Nueva, Burlington, WA (2013–2017)

EDUCATION

  • MFA, Playwriting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • BA, English, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  • Graduate courses in art and theology, Regent College, Vancouver, BC

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